Former EECS department head and current co-head of CSAIL’s Networks and Mobile Systems Group, Professor John V. Guttag researches methods of extracting information from large amounts of data, especially in medical contexts. He also teaches 6.00 (Introduction to Computer Science and Programming).

Jessica Sandoval

Members of the MIT Fighting World Hunger club raise awareness of global hunger and malnourishment issues in Lobby 10 last week. The club-sponsored Hunger Week ended with a strenuous twelve hour fast in which around 50 people participated.

Situation for Noon Eastern Time, Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Meng Heng Touch—The Tech

LaVerde’s Price Index (LPI) is The Tech’s way of measuring the price changes at LaVerde’s. We add together the prices of 23 specific, diverse products that we feel are typical purchases for members of the MIT community, and we plot how that total price changes monthly. Each month, we will also compare the LPI to the Northeast region Consumer Price Index (CPI) as a measure of fairness.
The CPI has been scaled so that the starting point in July is the same as the cumulative price of the 23 select items from LaVerde’s. The CPI for October has not been released yet.
compiled by Sam Trabucco

Christopher A. Maynor—The Tech

Craig Slater of Navesink River Rowing rows through the first mile of the men’s championship singles race.

Elijah Mena—The Tech

Kiele D. Miller Oana ’15 fights for the ball in the first half during MIT’s Saturday game against the Coast Guard Academy. The Engineers won 2-0, bringing their overall record to 10-3-2.

Christopher A. Maynor—The Tech

The women’s championship doubles teams make their way through the starting line. The Boston skyline and overhead clouds made for a serene view of the race.

Christopher A. Maynor—The Tech

Viewers watch the race from the Boston University bridge, a prime spot for many fans and spectators of the regatta.

marissa babin, via flickr

A Red Line train arrives at Alewife, in this 2009 photo. Red line trains will not be running between Alewife and Harvard on weekends from November through March as the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) performs maintenance. The trains will be replaced by bus service — stay warm!